Shloka 16

Rudrakoṭi, Madhuvana, Puṣpanagarī, and Kālañjara — Śveta’s Bhakti and the Subjugation of Kāla

Devanagari script

उबाभ्यामथ हस्ताभ्यां स्पृट्वासौ लिङ्गमैश्वरम् / ननाम शिरसा रुद्रं जजाप शतरुद्रियम्

Transliteration

ubābhyāmatha hastābhyāṃ spṛṭvāsau liṅgamaiśvaram / nanāma śirasā rudraṃ jajāpa śatarudriyam

Translation

Bấy giờ, chạm vào liṅga tối thượng của Īśvara bằng cả hai tay, ông cúi đầu đảnh lễ Rudra và tụng thánh ca Śatarudrīya.

Word by Word

• ubābhyām: with both (hands)
• ubābhyām: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण (pronominal adjective); नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया/तृतीया/चतुर्थी द्विवचनम् (Instrumental/Dative/Ablative dual; here तृतीया)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक (sequencing particle: 'then')

• hastābhyām: with (his) two hands
• hastābhyām: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), द्विवचनम्

• spṛṭvā: having touched
• spṛṭvā: Kriya (क्रिया/Non-finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: spṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); धातु: स्पृश् (6P)

• asau: he
• asau: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asau (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचनम्

• liṅgam: the liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• aiśvaram: divine, of the Lord
• aiśvaram: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aiśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying liṅgam)

• nanāma: bowed
• nanāma: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• śirasā: with (his) head
• śirasā: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचनम्

• rudram: Rudra
• rudram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• jajāpa: recited
• jajāpa: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• śatarudriyam: the Śatarudriya (hymn)
• śatarudriyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatarudriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचनम्; मन्त्र/स्तोत्रनाम

Speaker

Narrator within the Purāṇic frame (describing a devotee’s ritual act of Rudra-upāsanā)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Liṅga
• Rudra
• Śatarudriya

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By presenting Īśvara as worshipped through the liṅga and approached via mantra-japa, the verse implies that the transcendent Lord becomes accessible through disciplined devotion—an outer rite that points toward inner realization of the indwelling divine.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-yoga in the form of japa (recitative meditation) of the Śatarudriya, combined with ritual touch (sparśa), bowing (praṇāma), and focused reverence—classic preparatory limbs that steady attention and purify the mind in Śaiva practice.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

Within the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, reverence to Rudra/Īśvara is treated as a legitimate path to the Supreme; the text’s Vaiṣṇava frame (Kurma tradition) comfortably affirms Śiva-worship as spiritually efficacious rather than sectarianly opposed.